2syllables
jitney
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Definitions ofjitney
1noun
- A small bus or minibus which typically operates service on a fixed route, sometimes scheduled.
- An unlicensed taxi cab.
- A shared-ride taxi.
- A small coin, a nickel.
- (in attributive use) Very inexpensive.
- An informal lawn bowling or curling competition in which all players present are randomly drawn into teams.
- A fraudulent arrangement whereby a broker who has direct access to an exchange executes trades on behalf of a broker who doesn't.
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